Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Eskdale
328 new homes were consented in the Napier City council area in the year to September 2026, up 41% on the year before. They also consented $54.2m of non-residential building work, down 58% on the year before. In the statistical area around Eskdale, 9 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 202 consents we hold in Eskdale, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Napier City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Eskdale’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Napier City, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 442 in 2005.
New homes in Eskdale
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Eskdale sits in (Puketapu-Eskdale) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 8 houses, 1 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Napier City, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$14.6m
2 buildings · 816 m² new floor area · $4,289/m² new · +31% on the year before
- Offices$12.8m
2 buildings · 801 m² new floor area · $7,703/m² new · −74% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.9m
5 buildings · 1,096 m² new floor area · $3,212/m² new · +49% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$7.3m
3 buildings · 1,548 m² new floor area · $4,255/m² new · −81% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5m
3 buildings · 2,266 m² new floor area · $1,980/m² new · +740% on the year before
- Education$4.8m
2 buildings · 191 m² new floor area · $1,937/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Farm buildings$740k
9 buildings · 925 m² new floor area · $800/m² new · +2% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$178k
−97% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$50k
−71% on the year before
Consents on record in Eskdale
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 202 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Alterations and additions38
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Fires and heating29
5 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
- Pools and spas9
typically $45k
- Commercial alterations3
typically $180k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $48k
- Retaining walls1
typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $20k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $9m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.9mNew 4 bdrm dwg with gge & sfh 25 Shaw Road
- $55kNew 69.99 sqm outbuilding gge 186 Whirinaki Road
- $25kConstruct pantry extension adjacent to kitchen 41 Esk View Road
- $7,600New solid fuel heater - metro xtreme rad woody. 225 Whirinaki Road
- $7,500Replace solid fuel heater - yunca wegj 84 Seafield Road
202 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
New solid fuel heater - metro rad one.
- New homes$2.9m
New 4 bdrm dwg with gge & sfh
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
New 69.99 sqm outbuilding gge
- Fires and heating$7,600
New solid fuel heater - metro xtreme rad woody.
- Fires and heating$6,830
New solid fuel heater - metro xtreme rad base.
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replacing decrepit masport freestanding fire with a new firenzo freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace solid fuel heater - yunca wegj
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install new window, fill in another
- Alterations and additions$25k
Construct pantry extension adjacent to kitchen
- Commercial alterations$160k
New carport with office/sleepout
- Alterations and additions$50k
Lift shaft add & lift installation
- Alterations and additions$20k
Remove wall & construct new kitchen & ridge beam
- Alterations and additions$125k
Extension of sw corner of main house. layout alteration of bedrooms, ensuite, storage room & existing bathroom.nexisting shed renovated to include new bathroom & sink.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to dwelling - dining area
- Alterations and additions$200k
Additions & alterations to dwg.
- Pools and spas$5,000
Install of swimming pool barrier.
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
A dbl gge used for storage of vehicles & farm equipment.
- Alterations and additions$50k
New transportable dwg - bearers down.
- Alterations and additions$250k
Alterations to dwg - kitchen, bathrm & ensuite upgrades & new laundry.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel heater - firenzo vision ag with logbox.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Master bdrm alt & new covered entry
- Fires and heating$6,208
To install a masport Hurunui ashpan freestanding fire in lounge
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$70k
Reclad of residence
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of masport freestanding Akaroa radiant fire, including hearth.
- Pools and spas$20k
Swimming pool consent only
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Eskdale?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 328 new homes consented in the Napier City council area, with $162m of residential and $54.2m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.